Analyzing data from the National Health Interview Survey, the National Hospital Discharge Survey, the U.S. Renal Data System and the U.S. National Vital Statistics System, researchers compared the rates of lower-extremity amputation, end-stage renal disease, heart attack, stroke and hyperglycemic crisis mortality over 20 years.
The heart attack rate had the largest decline, falling 67.8 percent over the study period. Death from hyperglycemic crisis fell 64.4 percent, stroke events fell 52.7 percent, amputations fell 51.4 percent and end-stage renal disease fell 28.3 percent.
While the rates of these diabetes-related complications experienced significant declines, researchers note that diabetes still presents a challenge because the presence of the disease is on the rise.
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